Native Plants

  • Beauty Berry

    (Callicarpa americana)

    Shown here is a stand of Beauty Berry at Chewacla. More info here: https://arboretum.ua.edu/whats-growing-on/american-beautyberry-callicarpa-america

  • Ghost Pipe

    (Monotropa uniflora)

    A native subterranean plant lacking Chlorophyl. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/mycotrophic/monot

  • Yellow Wood Sorrel

    (Oxalis stricta)

    https://www.wildedible.com/wild-food-guide/wood-sorrel

  • Mountain Laurel

    (Kalmia latifolia)

    An evergreen shrub with beautiful white and pink flowers. Found on steep slopes along creek banks throughout the southeast. All parts are poisonous and can be fatal to humans and animals.

  • Piedmont Azalea

    Rhododendron canescens

    A native flowering plant found in Chewacla

  • Coral Honeysuckle

    (Lonicera sempervirens)

    Most honeysuckle in Alabama isn't native to North America. Coral Honeysuckle is the only native variety.